GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |